Health Notes - Drug abuse seminars scheduled

Thursday

Jan 28, 2010 at 10:35 AM

NEW HANOVER COUNTY | The Governor's Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse will hold free seminars Feb. 3 about drug abuse that can count toward training credits.The first training seminar will be on "Making Sense of Drug Addiction" for counselors, human service providers, students, clergy, law enforcement workers and the public.It will take place noon-2 p.m. at the Northeast Regional Branch, New Hanover County Public Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Road.James Finch, president of the N.C. Society of Addiction Medicine, will speak at the event, which is eligible for two hours of substance abuse specific credit.The second seminar will be on prescription drug abuse and take place 5:30-9:15 p.m.at Bluewater Waterfront Grill in Wrightsville Beach.The seminar, targeting health workers, human service providers, members of the faith community and law enforcement, will cover safer opioid prescribing methods and using the N.C. Controlled Substances Reporting System. Three hours of CME and Substance Abuse Specific credits are available.Pre-register for the seminars by contacting Tyler Van Steinburgh at tylervansteinburgh@governorsinstitute.org or (919) 256-7411 or going online to www.sa4docs.org/sop-kbr.

WILMINGTON | Wilmington resident Dianah Bradshaw has received the Order of the Longleaf Pine, the highest award the state gives to a non-military person.Bradshaw, who retired at the end of last year from the N.C. Division of Public Health, had more than 30 years of service in local and state health departments.Bradshaw has worked as a public health nurse, supervisor and director of nursing, public health director, section chief for Chronic Disease and Injury, program operations manager for CDI and a cancer consultant for N.C. Comprehensive Cancer.She now works with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors as the national cancer consultant.

SUNSET BEACH | Orthopaedic Specialists has opened a new office in Sunset Beach office.The office, located in the Sea Trail Medical Center at 710 Sunset Blvd., opened earlier this month.It is the practice's fifth location with other offices in Southport, Supply, Leland and Carolina Beach."Orthopaedic Specialists has cared for patients in Brunswick County for more than 25 years," said John Azzato, who will see patients at the new Sunset Beach office.Azzato is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery. He graduated Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed residencies at the University of Illinois in Chicago and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

SHALLOTTE | Oceanside Family Medicine and Brunswick Primary Care will combine their practices Feb. 1.Angela Thompson of Brunswick Primary Care will relocate her practice to the office of Chris Isenhour at Oceanside Family Medicine, 204 Smith Ave. in Shallotte.Thompson and Isenhour are board-certified in family medicine.- Vicky Eckenrode

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